Plumbing fixture



Deli-,20, 1938- QJ. R. OBRIEN 2l40,848

PLUMBING FIXTURE Filed Marchio, 1937 2 sheets-sheet 1 Dec. 20, 1938. v J. R. @BRIEN 2,140,843

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.5 is so constructed and employed thatit willfcom- ,portion -23 `adapted to properly :fit or `seat in any Patented Dec. 20, 1938 `f' UNITED le.Affitti'l i`1ol=l=lCE .PLUlv'IBlNG FIXTURE John `vR. OBrleln lLong' Island Gty, "'N. Y. .Application @March-10, loaafserial astros-3 4 Claims. (onzas-50,)

This invention relates :to improvements iin I8, I8, 20 fand 12| :havertheir Vendsconnected to plumbing fixtures. pipe-terminals in the form of elbows 22, in the One object of this inventionto providean lparticular 'form :,o'f wthe invention illustrated in improved Y'plumbing :fixture iin which zasy template the drawings, :each elbow 22 =havingf an octagonal pel the plumber to have the pipe-terminals vrof rthe octagonal socket-s |12 of :the template. 5 properly located with respect to one another as Each :elbow aalso :has 'aa ithreaded pportion ,2A concerns their height, so that when the distribadapted t I'eCeiVe a mit 25 t0 draw the elbOW uting-head is attached to the pipe-terminals, up to proper position to seat its octagonal porthe distributing-head will be properly aligned tion 23 in a socket I2 of the template. 10 with respect to the vertical and horizontal. Nipples 26 ere secured to the elbows 2l end in Another object of this invention is to provide turn lead into and are secured to a distributingan improved template which can be readily head or plural valve-structure 21 which may, manufactured at minimum cost. for example, be a mixing-chamber for a shower With the above and other objects in View, as and tub. 15

will appear to those skilled in the art from the inasmuch as the distributing-head 2l is an present disclosure, this invention includes all lllteg'al unitary Structure having its lead-'in features in the said disclosure which are novel openings of predetermined location and alignover the prior art. ment, it is necessary for proper installation of In the accompanying drawings, in which one the head 21 that the elbows on the ends of pipes 20 way of carrying out the invention is shown for i5 and 20 (Fig. 2) Shall be eXaCtlY the Same illustrative purposes: height, so that the head 21 shall occupy a proper Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a pIumblng nxposition with respect to the vertical end horture having a template and pipe-terminals Se.. izontal, and that all of the pipes I8, I9, 20, 2l 25 cured thereto, illustrating one embodiment, of shall be of correct lengths so that their elbows 25 the invention; will be spaced on proper centers and at proper Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of a template and angles to Correctly eormeet with the openings pipe-terminals, illustrating how the template ill the head 21- necessitates the pipe-terminals being of proper By loeking at Fig 2, Where the elbOWS 22 heights for proper assembly; on the pipes I8 and 20 are at different heights, 30

Fig- 3 is a plan view, partly in section, of the it will be observed that their octagonal portions plumbing fixture illustrated in Fig. 1, with a 23 do not correspond in position with the Octagdistributing-head and nipples added thereto; Oriel SOCketS l2 0f the template and, therefore, Fig. 4 is a rear perspective view of the temit is impossible to seat the octagonal portions plate; and 23 of the elbows in the sockets. Thus. the 35 Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the plumber is compelled to shorten pipe I8 or elbows. screw down the elbow thereon until the elbows In the description and claims, the Various parts come at the sme height, WheI'elllJOll the 0C- are identified by specific names for convenience, tagonal Portions 23 0f the elbows Wm Properly but they are intended to be as generic in their Seat in the octagonal sockets I2 of the template. 40 application as the prior art will permit vThe pipes I8, I9, 20 and 2l, ordinarily being of Referring to the drawings, i0 is a template, substantial length, can be readily sprung transpreerably of sheet-metal, having holes II VeTSely Sllflieielltly t0 bring them in PI'OlJel POSiformed therethrough, and non-circular sockets tion for Securing in COlleSDOIldIlg Openings I4 l2 pressed out. In the particular form of the of the template. Thus, it will be seen that the 45 invention illustrated, the non-circular sockets template compels the plumber to have the elbows I2 are octagonal in form, the Walls I3 of the 0I WhateVel Pipe-terminals are t0 be used, at octagonal sockets being flared outwardly (Figs. propel heights, Orelse he Will be unable t0y 2, 3 and 4) from the bottom I4 of the socket. seat the ootaeonal portions of the elbows in Any suitable means, such as slots I5 and holes the Qctagonal sockets of the template. I6 are provided for the purpose of suitably at- When the nuts 25 are screwed on the threaded taching the template I0 to any suitable supportportions 24 of the elbows 22 rmly against the ing-structure within a wall I'l (Fig. 3) in which template I 0, if the plumber has failed to have the template is to be used. The tubes or pipes the ends of all the elbows 22 at right angles u to the template, any which are slightly off angle, as indicated in broken lines at 28 (Fig. 3) will be forced to ride down the flared walls I3 of the sockets I2 to bring end-faces 29 against the bottom-faces I4 of the sockets I2.

'I'he invention may be carried out in other specic Ways than that herein set forth without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the invention, and the present embodiment is, therefore, to beconsideredin all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and'all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein. v

I claim: 1. A template designed and adapted to be se cured in a building wall or the like, said template having a plurality of 'template holes `for pipe-members to extend therethrough,- the por-T tions of said template surrounding at least two of said holes being provided with non-circular sockets. i

2. A template designed'and adapted Ito be se'- cured in a building wall or the like, said template having a plurality of template holes for pipe-members to extend therethrough, the portions of said template surrounding at least two of said holes being provided with flared and non-circular sockets.

3. A plumbing fixture comprising: a template designed and adapted to be secured in a building wall or the like, said template having a plurality of template holes for pipe-members to extend therethrough, the portions of said template surrounding at least two of said holes being provided with non-circular sockets; pipemembers Ahaving non-circular portions fitting said non-circular sockets; and means for securing said non-circular portions in said non-cir- E cular sockets.

) 4. A plumbing xture comprising: a template designed and adapted to be secured in a building wall or the like, said template having a plurality of template holes for pipe-members to extendtherethrough, the portions of said template surrounding at least two of said holes being provided with ared and non-circular sockets; pipemembers having non-circular portions tting the non-circular portions of said sockets; and means for securing said non-circular portions of said pipe-members in the non-circular portions of said sockets.

JOHN R. OBRIEN. 

